G.H. von Wright, (born June 14, 1916, Helsinki, Fin.—died June 16, 2003, Helsinki) Finnish analytic philosopher who , was the successor to Ludwig Wittgenstein’s chair of philosophy (1948–51) at the University of Cambridge and one of Wittgenstein’s literary executors. He was professor of philosophy (1946–61) at the University of Helsinki, research professor (1961–86) at the Academy of Finland, and professor at large (1965–77) at Cornell University, Ithaca, N.Y. Wright worked principally in inductive logic; modal logic, of which he founded a branch he called deontic logic; and the theory of action.

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